Shilpa Santhosh Iyer
About Shilpa Santhosh Iyer
Shilpa Santhosh Iyer is a Senior Manufacturing Engineer I with a strong background in chemical engineering. She has worked in various engineering roles across multiple companies, including Kite Pharma and Shell, and holds degrees from R. V. College of Engineering and Delft University of Technology.
Current Role at Kite Pharma
Shilpa Santhosh Iyer currently holds the position of Sr. Manufacturing Engineer I at Kite Pharma. She has been with the company since 2021 and continues to work in the Amsterdam Area, Netherlands. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing manufacturing processes and ensuring operational efficiency within the organization.
Previous Experience at Kite Pharma
Before her current role, Shilpa worked at Kite Pharma as Manufacturing Engineer III from 2018 to 2021. During this time, she contributed to various manufacturing initiatives and played a key role in process optimization within the company, leveraging her engineering expertise.
Education and Expertise
Shilpa Santhosh Iyer earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, from 2006 to 2010. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology between 2010 and 2012. Additionally, she completed a Professional doctorate (P.D.Eng) in Process and Equipment Design at Delft University of Technology from 2014 to 2016.
Professional Background
Shilpa has a diverse professional background in engineering. She worked as a Project Lead/Process Engineer at Sanquin from 2016 to 2018 in the Amsterdam Area, Netherlands. Prior to that, she held the position of Process Engineering Contractor at Shell from 2015 to 2016. Her early career included roles as an Executive Simulation Engineer at Yokogawa from 2012 to 2014 and internships at Valdel Engineers & Constructors and Carbon Clean Solutions Pvt. Ltd.